Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-11-10

operator whom she indicated by nod
of her head, glanced out of the window
at an unshayen and dusty-looking per-
son who was lounging on the end of a
truck, and beckoned to him. The un-
shayen one hurried in, threw off his
coat, and sat down in the deposed
operators place with an air of BUSH
ness. He was sergeant of detectives.
Little Betsy pulled screen around
the two men, and for half an hour the
inspector talked softly into his aids
ear, while the sergeant ratified the key
in mastery fashion and sent tele-
grams over half the civilized globe.
Byrnes was picture as he sat there.
His face is keen and thoughtful look
ing, his mustache heavy and his eye
brows thick, but his eyes light up with
wonderful expression. His power in
New York is simply astounding. He
rose when he had finished his dis
patches, waited till his aide had gone
back to the tail end of the truck and
then with kindly smile at Betsy he
said: you're a knowing sort of girl, "
and drifted casually out.
@. Edgerly Tompkins came in again
to telegraph to himself the remark
able intelligence that ga beautiful
girl can do more to brace up
a poor devil, when the same is going
to the dogs, than anything, you know"
The pathos of this, coupled with an
exceedingly melting. not to say goggy,
look on the part of @. Edgerly, had
the effect of touching the tender heart
of Betsy McKeever, and she was
about to say something comforting,
when flashily dressed woman and a
short and stocky man entered and adj
vanced to the receiving Clerks win
dow. At the same instant the shah
billy dressed man on the tail of the
truck slipped TO the ground, the driver
of the truck jumped down, the inspec-
tor emerged from the door of cab
standing near, and n nattily dressed
man, who had been intently pairing
his nails by the lamp post on the
corner for half an hour, whipped the
knife into his pocket. In an instant
the four officers were lowering around
the man aud woman. The latter saw
them first. She turned and found the
calm face of the inspector looking
over her shoulder. The tears rushed
to her eyes, and she dropped her arms
desolately ut her side.
"You are as inevitable as death, +"
she said, with sob.
Take her away in my cab" the in
spector said shortly to the sergeant.
The latter touched his hat sub
missiyely, and the woman went with
out murmur. The man stood there
with his hands thrust in his pockets.
There was none of the theatrical
bravo or logged grief that the plays
and novels exploit. He was not pallid,
nor did he tremble. He looked death
ly ill--sick, as though he had swallowed
nauseous drug. The Chief made n
sign and the two officers walked out
with the man between them.
Then the inspector turned to the
window, and scribbling a note hastily
put it in an envelope, addressing it.,
and said sharply:
"Doland, deliver this at once"
Eyes, sir" said Mr. &C. Edgsrly
Tompkins,' touching his hat, spring
ing forward, and rushing from the
office, with his yellow hair and his eye
glass flying il the breeze. Some
thing like heart-burning sigh burst
from the open lips of the receiving
clerk.
whats the matter?' asked the in
spector, with suggestion of twinkle
in his eye.
Isis that beautiful glorious
dude one of your wretched policemen,
too?' asked Betsy McKeeyer, thickly.
The inspector smiled and drifted
away without word. The whole
| thing had occurred in an instant.
Betsy turned to face out the guying of
! the other clerks, but to her surprise,
not one of them had noticed the two
arrests. not even the presence of tho
men in the Office, so quickly and deX-
ferrous and quiet had been the steps
and movements of the officers.
A very slim man drifted in moment
later and said, anxiously:
where's Tom Ochitree?'
II think he lives at the Hoffman"
Gimme blank"
He took it and wrote with great
effort:
1t may interest you 10 know that at times
you make me exceedingly fatigued. Il, q. +.
THAT will cost you Is cents, said
Miss Bess.
"rd rather pay SIS than have him
miss it, said the latest victim of the
Colonel's propensity for practical
joking, He was pushed aside by the
arrival of two newcomers. They
were dressed in n fashion that denoted
that they were both children of the
world, and they were feeling exceed
mgly happy.
This is the only thing we haven't
done today said the actress, cheer
fully, $50 les do it. :"
She seized n pen and said;
"Who iirSt?'
NAN Gil,ette-she'S charming"
"She's cat"
"She isn't"
where is shcp'
"Bun.
The actress thought moment. and
then wrote in a slantng English hand:
To Miss ANN GILLETTE,
Genestee House. Buffalo, n. Y.
Rats. Signed Jimmy and Me.
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